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  • After finishing the onsie, I had enough of the coral fleece left over to cut out a Cosy Bear hood from LTTS and a lullaby jacket! Not bad for a $2, <1m remanent. The bear hood is all done, and so cute and soft.
    I’m not lining the jacket as I want it as cuddly on the outside as the I side. I just realised I want to add a zip to the front…[Read more]

  • After finishing the onsie, I had enough of the coral fleece left over to cut out a Cosy Bear hood from LTTS and a lullaby jacket! Not bad for a $2, <1m remanent. The bear hood is all done, and so cute and soft.
    I’m not lining the jacket as I want it as cuddly on the outside as the I side. I just realised I want to add a zip to the front…[Read more]

  • @meleliza, yes, she said I needed a girdle?!?!

  • Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Good luck @justsewit.

    Class Picnic blouse and shorts finished. I piped the shorts facing which actually made the easier to sew. How often that does happen?

    Now I must finish this dress for my cousin. A sweet baby boy named Eoin placed it on hold for 12 months.

  • Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Good luck @justsewit.

    Class Picnic blouse and shorts finished. I piped the shorts facing which actually made the easier to sew. How often that does happen?

    Now I must finish this dress for my cousin. A sweet baby boy named Eoin placed it on hold for 12 months.

  • @kgiff, I will get on to that for you.
    It would be my pleasure.

  • @Nicole, I’d love to know the sellers you’ve found on eBay or search terms to use. I’m overwhelmed when looking both on Easy and eBay.

  • Hope all goes well with the new baby, Tamara!
    I’m making the Jalie onsie from cuddle fleece. The pattern is fantastic! It all lines up and sews up so well. The instructions aren’t Oliver and S standard but they are fine, with great pictures, and give good results.
    I love sewing with fleece, no ironing! It makes the project so fast 🙂

  • Hope all goes well with the new baby, Tamara!
    I’m making the Jalie onsie from cuddle fleece. The pattern is fantastic! It all lines up and sews up so well. The instructions aren’t Oliver and S standard but they are fine, with great pictures, and give good results.
    I love sewing with fleece, no ironing! It makes the project so fast 🙂

  • dubhels2003 replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    A fabric gift is pretty much my dream gift, lucky you! I just use a fine needle and guterman, I’ll be interested to know what anyone else uses.

    @justsewit Really looking forward to seeing your little arrival in her new and beautiful clobber!

  • dubhels2003 replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    A fabric gift is pretty much my dream gift, lucky you! I just use a fine needle and guterman, I’ll be interested to know what anyone else uses.

    @justsewit Really looking forward to seeing your little arrival in her new and beautiful clobber!

  • Lightning McStitch replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    A new year means new patterns for me.
    Last year’s are all looking twee

  • It looks like that doesn’t it @Robin. But no, the illustration and the written instruction show the waistband finishing at the pocket edge. No overlap needed ’cause the pocket overlaps itself.
    Puzzling….

  • vothgirl replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    SO EXCITED!! I was given a very generous gift card by my MIL for Christmas to treat myself to some nice fabric (I’m so blessed to have a MIL I get along with so well!), so I just ordered my first Liberty! I was able to get enough for a Weekend Getaway blouse, as well as some lovely indigo linen to sew myself a Bistro Dress for Easter! Of course I…[Read more]

  • vothgirl replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    SO EXCITED!! I was given a very generous gift card by my MIL for Christmas to treat myself to some nice fabric (I’m so blessed to have a MIL I get along with so well!), so I just ordered my first Liberty! I was able to get enough for a Weekend Getaway blouse, as well as some lovely indigo linen to sew myself a Bistro Dress for Easter! Of course I…[Read more]

  • vothgirl replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    SO EXCITED!! I was given a very generous gift card by my MIL for Christmas to treat myself to some nice fabric (I’m so blessed to have a MIL I get along with so well!), so I just ordered my first Liberty! I was able to get enough for a Weekend Getaway blouse, as well as some lovely indigo linen to sew myself a Bistro Dress for Easter! Of course I…[Read more]

  • vothgirl replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    SO EXCITED!! I was given a very generous gift card by my MIL for Christmas to treat myself to some nice fabric (I’m so blessed to have a MIL I get along with so well!), so I just ordered my first Liberty! I was able to get enough for a Weekend Getaway blouse, as well as some lovely indigo linen to sew myself a Bistro Dress for Easter! Of course I…[Read more]

  • So there’s a relationship between the correct underwear and a side zip? Hilarious.

    I have other side zipped dresses, but they are either V or wrap neck and mostly short sleeved. I think it’s the high neckline, plus long sleeves, plus my broad shoulders that leaves so little room. For a casual dress, I might go ahead and switch it. One day while…[Read more]

  • I think it depends on what you like to sew. I had to start getting pretty strict about what I would keep. I have some basic rules – one box for scraps and once it’s full I have to get rid of stuff. I toss teeny pieces as I cut to avoid temptation. Also,I keep a few bins for remnants, which are at least 1/2 yd plus scraps or something. Remnants are…[Read more]

  • Robin replied to the topic What size "scraps" do you keep? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Oh Becky, I love that you shared this. My system is similar to yours. 🙂

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